One of the small town in the Calabria region of Italy is Gerace, more exactly in the province of Reggio Calabria. The town is found a couple of kilometers from Locri and Reggio Calabria, on top of a hill which is produced using sea fossils and it is said to have shaped million years ago. Gerace has a population of near 3000 and it is spread over a zone of 24 sq km.

They said that the region has been possessed since Neolithic occasions and hints of the Sicels' essence have been found in the territory. The town later turned into a Roman military settlement. Amid the sixth century, Gerace turned into an essential town for military, religious and administrative purposes and then it was used to known as Santa Ciriaca.